Michael L. Christensen, PharmD, BCNSP, FPPAG was recently appointed to a three year term on the Board of Pharmacy Specialists (BPS) Specialty Council on Nutrition Support Pharmacy. Nutrition support pharmacy addresses the care of patients who receive specialized nutrition support, including parenteral and enteral nutrition. The nutrition support pharmacist promotes maintenance and/or restoration of optimal… Read More
The following individuals were honored for their service and commitment to UTHSC at the Employee Service Recognition Ceremony in October: 25 years – Joyce E. Broyles 30 years – Bradley A. Boucher, Rex O. Brown, Shelia F. Cooper, Sherri R. Jackson, Marilyn D. Lee, Vivian S. Loveless, Stephanie J. Phelps 35 years – James C.… Read More
Dr. Tao Lowe, associate professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Biomedical Engineering, was elected to serve as the Chair-Elect of the Nanotechnology Focus Group (NanotechFG) of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Nanotechnology is a broad field of science, and its application to pharmaceutical science and technology is equally broad. Nanotechnology’s main concept is the… Read More
Dr. Amanda Howard-Thompson, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine, was selected as one of 25 pharmacists statewide to be a part of the diabetes accreditation and pharmacist-provided patient care grant program lead by the Tennessee Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation (TPREF) for the 2014 – 2015 cycle. TPREF was awarded a $750,000 grant… Read More
Department of Clinical Pharmacy faculty, Kristine Crews, Casey Laizure, Shawn McFarland and Bill Greene were all inducted as American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Fellows at the 2014 ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. ACCP Fellowship status is awarded in recognition of continued excellence in clinical pharmacy practice or research. Nominees must have been Full… Read More
Mason Bucklin, assistant professor of Clinical Pharmacy, has been installed as the Secretary and Treasurer of the Emergency Medicine PRN Joanna Hudson, associate professor Clinical Pharmacy, has been elected to serve as the Chair of the Credentials FCCP Committee
Byrd DC. Leadership Primer I: Leadership and Management. Presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Leadership and Management Academy; October 11, 2014; Austin, TX. Byrd DC. Leadership Primer II: On Becoming a Leader. Presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Leadership and Management… Read More
Airee A, Dake AW, Mahbubani P, Williams JD, Heidel E. Hospitalizations and patient outcomes between a pharmacist-physician diabetes co-management service and usual care. Presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy; October 14, 2014; Austin, TX. Hudson JQ, Finch CK. Implementation of a pharmacy managed erythropoiesis stimulating agent prescribing protocol… Read More
Atlanta, Georgia was host to the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Midyear Regional Meeting (MRM) this year. Over 800 students representing 25 colleges of pharmacy gathered for the largest Region III MRM ever. Over 100 UT students were in attendance at this record-breaking event. UT’s APhA-ASP chapter won several awards and one member… Read More
Rachel Curtis, P4, won the Critical Care PRN Student Travel Award for the best student abstract presented at the ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. This award was in recognition of her exemplary research and poster presentation entitled, “Risk factors for discharge on a new antipsychotic medication after admission to an intensive care unit.” Dagny… Read More
